Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday took at dig at the interview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by film star Akshay Kumar. In an election rally at Malegaon in Maharashtra, Mr Owaisi said, “PM Modi had got fed up with TV anchors as they are not able to keep up with his expectations. He has now roped in a Bollywood actor to interview him. Soon Akshay Kumar will be the anchor in NaMo TV.”

On Mr Modi’s claim that he does not sleep for more than four-and-half hours a day, Mr Owaisi asked, “If that was the case, why are farmers committing suicide? Why are two crore people unemployed? Why was 50 kg of explosives found in Pulwama?”